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Trailblazer: Montclair Mayor Matthew Carter

January 16, 2023 12:01 amJanuary 15, 2023 4:39 pm

Matthew G. Carter (1913-2012) was the first Black mayor of Montclair. He was elected town commissioner in 1964 and was re-elected in 1968. He was mayor from 1968 to 1972. Carter sought the Republican nomination for State Senate in 1971,...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 5, 2022 12:10 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:25 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Trailblazer: Montclair Mayor Matthew Carter

January 17, 2022 12:21 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:11 pm

Matthew G. Carter (1913-2012) was the first Black mayor of Montclair. He was elected town commissioner in 1964 and was re-elected in 1968. He was mayor from 1968 to 1972. Carter sought the Republican nomination for State Senate in 1971,...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 6, 2021 12:10 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:05 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 7, 2020 12:05 amSeptember 6, 2020 12:23 am

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Calvin West cemetery full of powerful Essex politicians

December 8, 2019 3:21 pm

Calvin West is all politics, even in death. The legendary political figure who died this week at age 87, will be buried on Monday at the Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, the final resting place of some prominent New Jersey political...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 2, 2019 1:05 amSeptember 2, 2019 1:06 am

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...